Brussels terror attacks: These are the scenes following several explosions
Explosions ripped through Brussels airport and metro during the rush hour causing several casualties.
The suspected terror attack came as the Belgian capital was on a state of high alert following the arrest of Paris atrocity suspect Salah Abdeslam in the city last week.
Videos and images flooded social media from people in Brussels showing shattered windows and smoke rising from an airport building, while others appear to be much more graphic.
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According to local media, there were 170 casualties including at least 34 dead. Footage from inside the airport building showed a scene of devastation with ceiling tiles strewn across the floor and suitcases abandoned.
Airport spokeswoman Anke Fransen said: "There were two blasts in the departure hall. The first aid team are in place for help."
Passengers were led onto the tarmac and travellers were urged to stay away from the airport, while planes due to land have been circling.
Sky News Middle East correspondent Alex Rossi, who was at the airport en route for Tel Aviv, told the channel: "I could feel the buildings move."
According to reports the incident centred on an American Airlines desk in a departure hall.
Jef Versele, 40, from Ghent, Belgium, was at the airport when he heard the two explosions.
"I was on my way to check in and two bombs went off – two explosions," he said.
"I didn't see anything. Everything was coming down. Glassware. It was chaos it was unbelievable. It was the worst thing."
He added: "People were running away, there were lots of people on the ground. A lot of people are injured."
